Seven new suburban railway stations are being planned in conjunction with the quadrupling of lines on the 64-km Virar-Dahanu Road section of Western Railway (WR), marking the first time so many stations will be added to the city’s railway network under a single project.

The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has fast-tracked the ambitious project, the estimated cost of which is Rs 3578 crore, is slated to be completed by June 2027. This is the longest infrastructure project being undertaken on the Mumbai suburban rail network.